Chariots of the Gods?

Ancient Greece Olympics Today’s Olympics have changed a lot. The Olympics in Greece focused mainly on the gods. The greeks made sacrifices to the gods on the first and third day of the Olympic Games (“Ancient Olympics in Olympia Greece”). That is not how they focus today at all. In fact, many people don’t believe in the gods being more than myths made up by desperate people in desperate times. The athletes have changed as well, there are female athletes as well as male athletes in today's…

the Red Sea by the people of Israel. It is a significant event in the life of Jewish people because God allowed Moses to divide the sea into two. Scripture says: “The Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on the right and on the left. The Egyptians pursued, and went into the sea after them, all of Pharoah’s horses, chariots, and chariot drivers.” Here we see God saves his lowly people and puts down the strong and powerful Egyptians. This account of the…

role as Sun God, as Helios was thought as primitive compared to the more recent ones. He is currently responsible for maneuvering the golden chariot led by four horses across the sky, from east to west, to serve as the Sun for the humans below it’s gaze. Furthermore, as the God of music, poetry, art and knowledge, he is leader of the Muses, the Goddesses who represent the the inspiration for art, science and literary works. He had also directed a choir for them. Although a prominent God, his…

range. It is so huge in size and unexplored to common people that they used to think that it tends to the heaven and they had a strong belief that Gods live in Himalayas like Mount Kailash is the abode of lord Shiva. That concept they applied in temple making. They wanted to give it a formation of carved mountain as it is also considered to be an abode of God. Even the mountains again depict the upward gazing faces of mother Vasudha, the earth. Silhouette of Jagannath Temple, Puri…

hit the walls of troy kept clean by the God of light as it cooked away the morning dew. "They are fighting again today, the men. The Achaeans and the Trojans, who will I fight for today? Who can shed the most blood for me? Will Achilles come, or Hector? Will I take away another of King Priams sons?” Ares was propped atop the cities highest wall observing the battlefield below, eyes never fixated, constantly darting from man to man. Beside the hulking god sat a smaller, watching the crimson…

Splash!!! boom!!! crash!!! I think Poseidon is angry with the mortals. Who is Poseidon? Poseidon is the son of Cronus and Rhea, and he is the god of the Sea. He had two brothers. Zeus and Hades who he divided powers of the world with. Poseidon’s parents were Cronus and Rhea. Cronus was a Titan god. He was also the god of time & ages. Rhea was the god of generation. One day, Cronus voraciously devoured Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Hestia.Rhea took Zeus(as a baby) to a safe place to stay…

his death. The governor was dragged behind Alexander’s chariot by a rope woven through the governor’s pierced achilles. This act of brutality greatly shows how much the story influenced Alexander, because a scene almost exactly the same occurred in the story. Achilles defeats Hector in battle after chasing him around the city walls three times. After his triumph, he ties Hector’s body to his chariot by his achilles and drags him behind the chariot. Alexander was very dependent on oracles. He…

When I set out to the Metropolitan Museum in New York I did not expect to have as much fun as I did, nor did I expect to be there for over six hours. The Metropolitan has a vast collection and some of the most unique artifacts I can ever remember seeing at a museum. From the Greek and Roman art, to the sarcophaguses from Roman and Egyptian lands, it even has a reconstructed pyramid, and I didn't even get to experience more than half of the artifacts. One enormous piece that caught my attention,…

allowed satrapies. Satrapies was when the king split the empire to be ruled by governors in each area that worked closely with the king. Egypt believed that gods and pharaohs worked together. In Gilgamesh they believed that Gilgamesh was “Two thirds they made him god and one third man”. Another example is “The Lord God of heaven, who is also the God of Israel, has made me ruler of all nations on…

Roman/Greek Heroes and Gods There are many, many different Greek and Roman heroes and Gods/Goddesses, but this is about three in particular: Phaethon, Arachne, and Echo. Phaethon is the son of the Titan of the sun named Helios who wanted to fly his father's chariot across the sky. Arachne is a weaver who got turned into a spider for challenging Athena to a weaving contest. Echo is a nymph cursed by Hera/Juno to only speak the last few words she hears. Phaethon is the son…